Gallery: London film buffs go to jail for Shawshank Redemption

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British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December, for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.

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British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December, for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.WILL OLIVER
/ AFP/Getty Images

British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December, for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.WILL OLIVER
/ AFP/Getty Images

British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December, for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.WILL OLIVER
/ AFP/Getty Images

Fabien Riggall the Creative Director and Founder of the Secret Cinema company poses for a photograph in east London ahead of an event for which participants were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption. To go with story by Maureen Cofflard. AFP PHOTO/ WILL OLIVERWILL OLIVER/AFP/Getty ImagesWILL OLIVER
/ AFP/Getty Images

British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December, for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.WILL OLIVER
/ AFP/Getty Images

A British cinemagoer experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December, for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.WILL OLIVER
/ AFP/Getty Images

British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December, for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.WILL OLIVER
/ AFP/Getty Images

British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December, for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.WILL OLIVER
/ AFP/Getty Images

British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December, for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.WILL OLIVER
/ AFP/Getty Images

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